Meetings

The National Academy of Medicine’s Annual Meeting (October 19, 2015) on Aging: Complexities, Opportunities, And Impacts on Society will explore this topic from a variety of perspectives and should make for a lively and worthwhile exchange.

The Institute of Medicine’s Annual Meeting (20 October 2014) on The World Within: The Human Microbiome in Health and Disease will embrace basic science, clinical translation, social and regulatory issues, and ethical questions.

On June 22nd and 23rd, the IOM will host Assessing the Human Health Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: An Institute of Medicine Workshop in New Orleans, LA. During the first day's sessions, speakers and panelists will discuss the potential adverse health effects for humans stemming from the oil spill for various populations. Public attendees will also have an opportunity to submit questions to, and engage in dialogue with, the speakers and panelists. The second day’s sessions will explore current monitoring activities, the types of research methods and data sources currently available, and questions to consider when developing short- and long-term surveillance and monitoring systems.

Interactions between people, their natural and built environments, and chemicals can have a profound effect on human health. Sustainably healthy environments are the focus of the IOM 39th Annual Meeting.